ECS is seeking a Cloud DevSecOps Engineer to work remotely.
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevSecOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud-native infrastructure engineering, Kubernetes container orchestration, and enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM). Tools necessary for excelling in this role include Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Keycloak Identity Broker, Okta SSO/OIDC, Terraform/IaC, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins), and security scanning tooling (Trivy). This role will serve as the infrastructure and security authority within a lean, agile modernization team rebuilding an enterprise Microsoft Power Apps system into a cloud-native platform. You will play a critical role in provisioning and securing Kubernetes cluster environments, engineering automated build and deployment pipelines, deploying and managing high-availability Keycloak identity broker services federated to enterprise Okta, and safeguarding all infrastructure, database, and storage assets across non-production and production environments.
About the Job
- Architect, provision, configure, and maintain production-grade Kubernetes cluster environments hosting containerized front-end, backend, and identity services.
- Deploy, configure, and administer a highly available Keycloak Identity Broker instance running in Kubernetes, federating authentication to enterprise Okta via SAML 2.0 and OIDC.
- Configure identity brokering rules, realm roles, client scopes, and token exchange policies within Keycloak to power secure authentication for React and Spring Boot services.
- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for automated image builds, vulnerability scanning, automated testing gates, and zero-downtime rolling deployments via Helm.
- Implement robust platform security controls, including Kubernetes Ingress controllers (NGINX/Traefik), TLS certificate automation (cert-manager), network policies, and container image scanning (Trivy).
- Automate secrets management and configuration injection across environments using tools such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or Kubernetes External Secrets Operator.
- Provision, monitor, and maintain supporting backing infrastructure including managed PostgreSQL instances and secure Amazon S3 storage buckets.
- Establish centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki or EFK stack) to ensure high system observability and reliability.
Salary Range: $130,000-$175,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Must be a US Citizen with the ability to pass a Public Trust background check
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- 10+ years of relevant work experience
- 6+ years of systems engineering, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure experience in enterprise Linux and cloud environments.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience provisioning, operating, and troubleshooting containerized workloads in production Kubernetes clusters.
- 3+ years of dedicated experience configuring and managing enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, specifically Keycloak and Okta (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0).
- Strong experience building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) integrating security scans and container image registries.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management using Terraform, Helm charts, and Kubernetes YAML manifests.
- Solid background in networking, DNS, TLS/SSL termination, reverse proxy routing, and cloud network access policies.
- Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go for automated infrastructure management and operational tooling.
- Proactive problem-solving capabilities with a security-first engineering mindset and clear technical communication skills.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a Public Trust background check
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- 10+ years of relevant work experience
- 6+ years of systems engineering, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure experience in enterprise Linux and cloud environments
- 4+ years of hands-on experience provisioning, operating, and troubleshooting containerized workloads in production Kubernetes clusters
- 3+ years of experience configuring and managing enterprise IAM systems, specifically Keycloak and Okta
- Experience with OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and SAML 2.0
- Experience building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines with security scans and container image registries
- Proficiency with Terraform, Helm charts, and Kubernetes YAML manifests
- Background in networking, DNS, TLS/SSL termination, reverse proxy routing, and cloud network access policies
- Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go
- Proactive problem-solving capabilities, security-first engineering mindset, and clear technical communication skills
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
